Halifax council votes overwhelmingly to discontinue using X platform

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Halifax regional councillors voted nearly unanimously on Apr 6 to stop using the Elon Musk-owned social media platform X by Jul 15 and eventually transition to Bluesky Social.

The 16-1 vote comes after a staff report highlighted concerns about the platform formerly known as Twitter and following debate on its effectiveness as a communication tool. 

The move applies only to the eight accounts overseen by corporate communications staff on behalf of the municipality.